A/N As I promised, I have a new chapter for you all.

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Ch5: Oh [expletive deleted]!

"Y-you're p-pregnant?" Lloyd could only stutter.

"Yes, I know it's going to be hard for you, but please, just..."

"Colette, you didn't think I'd do something stupid, I'll stay with you and everything, but can you give me some time to think about everything."

"Okay."

Lloyd left the room. 'Well that could have been about 300 times worse, but still, now he's angry that I'd think he'd leave me, oh shit!' Colette got changed and crawled in to bed, it was still early but she needed to sleep, and hope Lloyd would be back by the time she woke up.

Lloyd was glad about one thing at the moment; in Teth'ealla you could buy alcohol at 16. He was currently about half way through his second pint of beer. 'God I' gonna be a father, at 17. What'll the others say?' He knew roughly what each of them would say, the only thing he was worried about was whether or not Sheena would be any more fervent in her attempts to murder them. 'Shit, why do we have to have a mad, jealous, homicidal ninja chasing us, give me desians any day.'

He looked around the pub he had found his way into, everyone else was having a great time, why was it only him who was like this - alone and altogether feeling crap.

He finished his pint. Somewhere in the back of his head, a voice was telling him to stop drinking. More obvious, however was the voice saying "Go on, just one more."

Three 'one more's later, and Lloyd was just about capable of walking back to Zelos' house. His headache rivalled the world tree in size. 'God, why does the good voice have to be so small?'

He managed, half-walking half-crawling, to get up to Zelos' front door. He knocked loudly enough to wake the dead, should any dead be around to hear it. The door opened.

"Hey Lloyd, long time no see!"

Lloyd was not particularly pleased to see Zelos in the doorway. "Hi, got any aspirin, I have the biggest headache since the 'We Saved the World' party."

The redhead eyed his friend curiously. "It's better just to have water, and why have you been drinking?"

Lloyd stepped in, saying "None of your business."

"Lloyd, what was that about drinking," Colette was half way down the stairs wearing her nightdress. Zelos stared at the blonde until she noticed him. "Zelos you PERVERT! What are you doing here?"

"This is my house..."

"Anyway, Lloyd answer my question! Oh no, this isn't because of..."

"I would lie and say it isn't, but I can't lie to you Colette, I'm sorry but..."

"Lloyd, oh God, if you like this now, what's it gonna be like when...?"

"Colette, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have I know, it just happened."

"Alcohol isn't the solution Lloyd, you should've known that!" She ran up the stairs and slammed the door to their room.

"Shit," Lloyd managed to gasp.

"What was that about?" Zelos queried.

"She's, well..."

Colette was on the bed in tears. 'How could Lloyd think that drink would solve anything? How could he?'

She cried and cried and cried. Then, behind her, the door slowly opened. Lloyd walked in, sat on the bed, and hugged her. "I'm sorry Colette, and I promise I won't do it again."

She looked at him. He reached out his gloved hand to wipe the remaining tears away. "Lloyd, I'm sorry I got so angry, but I was afraid that you'd keep on drinking, and then decide to do something really stupid."

"I already had."

"No, drinking is stupid, but hurting those you love, that's really stupid."

"Well then, I hope I never do anything really stupid." He kissed her. Then they lay down as they were, holding each other tightly.

Zelos slipped away from the door. "Crisis averted," he muttered to himself.

A/N hmmm what to do next? Maybe... mwahaha, I have something evil planned, oh poor Colette...

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